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WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a social worker with obstructing justice by helping a teenager get an abortion, which authorities say resulted in the destruction of DNA evidence investigators wanted for a statutory rape case.
Susan L. Taylor, 57, was arrested last week at the headquarters of the New Hanover County Department of Social Services. "What she did was in direct conflict with our ongoing investigation," sheriff's Lt. William Hoehlein said.
The girl was 14 when she got pregnant, authorities said. Investigators had wanted to take DNA from fetal tissue to try to identify the father.
Taylor and her lawyer refused to comment. She is free on bail for a Nov. 17 court appearance. | 
